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AUCTIONEERS: LICENSES: COUNTIES
Op. Atty. Gen. 16-b (October 17, 2014)
BOARDS: HENNEPIN COUNTY: TERMS OF MEMBERS
Op. Atty. Gen. 330c-3 (January 4, 1993)
CITIES:
- ANNEXATION
Op. Atty. Gen. 484a-1 (March 1, 1993) - CONSOLIDATION: ELECTIONS
Op. Atty. Gen. 484e-1 (Cr. Ref. 185b-2) (October 5, 2000) - COUNCIL: ORDINANCES:
Op. Atty. Gen. 63b-14 (Cr. Ref. 61c) (May 13, 2002) - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS: ADVERTISING FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS
Op. Atty. Gen. 707a (July 27, 1993) - OFFICERS:
- ORDINANCES: PREEMPTION
Op. Atty. Gen. 62b (Cr. Ref. 477b) (May 4, 2000) - ZONING
Op. Atty. Gen. 59a-32 (Cr. Ref. to 125a-66, 477b-34, 484a-1, 484e-1) (May 11, 1999)
Op. Atty. Gen. 59a-32 (Cr. Ref. 59a-9, 125a-66) (August 18, 1995)
CONTRACTS:
- OFFICERS' INTEREST IN: CITY
Op. Atty. Gen. 90e (August 25, 1997) - OFFICERS' INTEREST IN: HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
Op. Atty. Gen. 90 (June 9, 1994)
COUNTIES:
- COMMISSIONERS: COMPENSATION PER DIEM ALLOWANCE
Op. Atty. Gen. 124a (April 28, 1994) - FUNDS: USES: TAX FORFEITED LAND SALE
Op. Atty. Gen. 107b-19 (December 18, 1997) - INSURANCE: RETIRED EMPLOYEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 125a-28 (Cr. Ref. 59a-25, 161b-7) (April 30, 2001) - OFFICERS: COMPENSATION
Op. Atty. Gen. 104a-9 (December 28, 1994) - PLANNING AND ZONING:
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS: FEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 125a-66 (August 12, 2003) - SEAT: REMOVAL
Op. Atty. Gen. 106e (January 24, 1995)
Op. Atty. Gen. 106e (April 10, 1995) - BUILDING CODE: ADOPTION
Op. Atty. Gen. 125a (Cr. Ref. 59a-9) (October 18, 2001)
Op. Atty. Gen. 125a (April 20, 1994)
CRIMINAL LAW: UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET
Op. Atty. Gen. 494a-1 (April 15, 1993)
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: RESPONSIBILITIES: CONSTRUCTION
Op. Atty. Gen. 229a(Cr. Ref. 1005, 1007, 1016) (June 30, 2000)
DRAINAGE: REPAIRS: LIMITATION UPON COST
Op. Atty. Gen. 602j (July 10, 1997)
EDUCATION:
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: BOND ELECTION: REVIEW AND COMMENT
Op. Atty. Gen. 159a-3 (March 11, 1998) - SCHOOL PROPERTY: LEASES
Op. Atty. Gen. 622a6 (November 13, 2023)
ELECTIONS:
- CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Op. Atty. Gen. 627e (August 1, 1994) - CHALLENGERS
Op. Atty. Gen 182 (Cr. Ref. 183) (October 16, 2020) - CITIES:
Op. Atty. Gen. 64f (October 27, 1995) - BALLOTS-GENERAL: MARKING-RULES:
Op. Atty. Gen. 28a-6 (May 7, 2020)
FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES ACT: DISCLAIMER: VIOLATIONS
Op. Atty. Gen. 82t (August 27, 1997)
GOVERNMENT DATA:
- Op. Atty. Gen 852 (July 14, 2006)
- CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
Op. Atty. Gen 852 (Cr. Ref. 64, 184-a) (October 6, 2006) - COPYRIGHT: STATE AGENCY DATA
Op. Atty. Gen. 852 (December 4, 1995) - LABOR AND INDUSTRY: ORDERS
Op. Atty. Gen. 852 (Cr. Ref. 523a-17, 523a-27) (August 4, 2000) - PROPERTY APPRAISALS
Op. Atty. Gen. 852 (April 13, 2004)
GOVERNOR: LEGISLATION: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Op. Atty. Gen. 213c (March 9, 1994)
HOSPITAL DISTRICTS: CONTRACTS
Op. Atty. Gen. 1001k (May 8, 2002)
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: LATE FEES:
Op. Atty. Gen. 430 (June 30, 2021)
INCOMPATIBLE OFFICE:
- CITY ATTORNEY
Op. Atty. Gen. 358e3 (July 29, 1997) - COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Op. Atty. Gen. 358a3 (October 17, 2023)
JOINT POWERS ACT: CHARTER SCHOOLS
Op. Atty. Gen. 1007 (March 11, 1994)
JUVENILES: CRIMES, PHOTOS
Op. Atty. Gen. 268l (October 14, 1997)
LAW ENFORCEMENT: IMMIGRATION DETAINER
Op. Atty. Gen. 3a (February 6, 2025)
LEGISLATIVE:
- MEMBERS
Op. Atty. Gen. 280l-1 (Cr. Ref. 86a-16) (April 22, 2014) - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: INCOMPATIBLE OFFICES:
Op. Atty. Gen. 280k (December 21,2017)
MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS: FIRE CODE
Op. Atty. Gen. 238i (February 23, 1996)
MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
Op. Atty. Gen. 1035 (Cr. Ref. 170c) (August 23, 1999)
Op. Atty. Gen. 1035 (February 20, 2025)
MOTOR VEHICLE: TAX: BASIS FOR COMPUTING
Op. Atty. Gen. 632e-1 (August 18, 1994)
MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS: ADVERTISING FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS
Op. Atty. Gen. 707a (July 27, 1993)
MUNICIPALITIES: ZONING: AMENDMENT:
Op. Atty. Gen. 59a-32 (Cr. Ref. 441h,
477b-34) (January 25, 2002)
OPEN MEETING LAW: CITY COUNCIL: COMMITTEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 63a-5 (August 28, 1996)
PUBLIC FUNDS: GENERAL: CITY:
Op. Atty. Gen 355a (Cr. Ref. 159a3, 442a20) (October 27, 2020)
PUBLIC UTILITIES
- COMMISSION: HOME RULE CHARTER CITIES
Op. Atty. Gen. 624a-3 (June 28, 1999) - COMMISSION STATUTORY CITIES
Op. Atty. Gen. 624a-3 (November 2, 1998) - ELECTRICITY – LIGHT & POWER: DELINQUENT BILLS
Op. Atty. Gen. 624c-4 (May 16, 2019)
ROADS: TOWN LINE: MAINTENANCE
Op. Atty. Gen. 379c-8(c) (November 5, 1998)
SCHOOLS:
- BOARD POWERS: SUPERINTENDENT: SALARY AND BENEFITS
Op. Atty. Gen. 161b-12 (August 4, 1997) - SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
- INSURANCE: RETIRED EMPLOYEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 161b-7 (Cr. Ref. 59a-25, 125a-28, 469a-7), (December 15, 1998) - SCHOOL PROPERTY: PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY; SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Op. Atty. Gen. 622i-11, (February 17, 2023)
- INSURANCE: RETIRED EMPLOYEES
- SCHOOL ELECTIONS: PETITIONS
Op. Atty. Gen 185b (Cr. Ref. 159-a-3) (June 15, 2007) - SCHOOL PUPILS:
- DISCIPLINE
Op. Atty. Gen. 169f (August 22, 2023)
Supplemented Opinion issued September 20, 2023 - EXCLUSION: FEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 169i (November 17, 2022) - GRADUATION: FEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 169j (May 14, 2019)
- DISCIPLINE
SECRETARY OF STATE: ELECTIONS: POLLING PLACES
Op. Atty. Gen. 185a-5 (January 2, 2020)
SHERIFFS:
- COMPENSATION: FEES
Op. Atty. Gen. 390a-6 (October 31, 1994) - MOTOR VEHICLES
Op. Atty. Gen. 390a-14 (June 9, 1999) - POLICE, JURISDICTION
Op. Atty. Gen. 268l (October 14, 1997) - SERVICE OF PROCESS
Op. Atty. Gen. 390a-21 (November 5, 1996)
STATUTORY CITY COUNCIL: VACANCY IN OFFICE
Op. Atty. Gen. 471m (November 23, 1999)
STORM SEWERS: CHARGES
Op. Atty. Gen. 387b-10 (March 8, 1993)
TAX SALES: FORFEITED LAND: PURCHASE BY MUNICIPALITY
Op. Atty. Gen. 425c-11 (April 18, 2013)
TAXATION: INDIAN LANDS
Op. Atty. Gen. 414a-5 (May 4, 1993)
TEACHERS: COMPENSATION: SCHOOL
Op. Atty. Gen. 174 (Cr. Ref. 159b-12, 161b-14) (March 29, 2002)
TOWN FUNDS: OFFICERS
Op. Atty. Gen. 442a-1 (July 25, 1996)